Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23054
Larva
Larva: living in Jaén
Larva offers 2880 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
435
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#3705 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~123 min; airport ~168 min; Renfe ~66 min; coach ~71 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,880 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 43.8; foreign residents 1.3%; property prices +4.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.2/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-50; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.5 km).
Place location
Larva in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.8
<16
15%
16–64
63.8%
65+
21.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 466 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 6 (1.3%)
- United Kingdom: 2
- Romania: 2
- Morocco: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 60% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 23017 (8.5km)
339 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
99.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.6 km
- 02Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12 km
- 03Cueva del Agua de Tíscar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.1 km
- 04Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 18.7 km
Day trip
- 05Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.6 km
- 06Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 36 km
- 07Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.1 km
- 08Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 45.7 km
- 09Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Larva
€3,768
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€510
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,100
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Larva you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.6%
SEPE unemployed
10
Affiliated workers (approx.)
199
Self-employed (approx.)
33
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€573,514
Expenses
€573,514
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
María de los Ángeles Leiva López (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 187.9 km · 168 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 99.2 km · 123 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 183.7 km · 167 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 227.1 km · 220 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 99.2 km · 123 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JÓDAR-ÚBEDA · 30 km · 66 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Peal De Becerro · 33.2 km · 71 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
259
595 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
104
239 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
42
97 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2880 sunshine hours
Larva averages about 2880 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.5%) makes Larva a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Larva
Larva is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,914 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1114 €/m². Compare Larva with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23054 · CP 23054 · lat 37.76793479889298, lon -3.1961730801076857 · 114 m · Income: €20,867